LORENZO (Special) — Services for Rena Cherry, 74, of Lorenzo will be at 4:30 p.m. today in Lorenzo First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Williams officiating.
Burial will be in Lorenzo Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home.
She died Monday, Feb. 17, 1997, in Lubbock´s Methodist Hospital.
She was born Nov. 10, 1922, in Van Buren, Ark. She married Herman G. Cherry on May 30, 1941, in Morton.
She was a nurse at Fort Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital in Fort Lyons, Colo., and retired in 1995.
Survivors include her husband; a son, John of Roanoke; a daughter, Glyndell Outhan of Houston; a brother, Nathan Simmons of San Jose, Calif.; a sister, Lena Swetnam of Lorenzo; and four grandchildren.
Published in Lubbock Avalanche Journal, February 17, 1997
LORENZO — Herman G. Cherry, 91, of Lorenzo passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in Lorenzo Cemetery with Robert Louthan officiating. Arrangements are under the care of Adams Funeral Home of Lorenzo. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. today, July 17th, at Adams Funeral Home of Lorenzo.
Mr. Cherry was born on Sept. 14, 1920, in Tolar, Texas, to John Melvin and Vie Annie Atwood Cherry. He married Rena Dell Simmons on May 30, 1941, in Morton, Texas. She preceded him in death on Feb. 17, 1997. Mr. Cherry moved to Lorenzo at the age of 12 and attended schools in Lorenzo. He attended Texas Tech and served in the U.S. Army. He farmed in Lorenzo, Hale Center and Colorado. Mr. Cherry was a member of First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, taught Sunday school, and was active in all church activities. He was a big fan of Lorenzo High School Basketball.
He is survived by his children, John Cherry and wife Beth of Roanoke, and Glyndell Louthan and husband James of Conroe; one sister-in-law, Edna Cherry of Lorenzo; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters.
The family suggests memorials to Lorenzo Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 430, Lorenzo, TX 79343, or Reeves-Rhodes, 630 South Harrison, Crosbyton, TX 79322.
Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on July 17, 2012
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